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Mountain-Plains - Labor Force Statistics

 
Civilian labor force in the Midwest and West, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States

164,714 166,951        

Midwest

34,842.5 35,197.7 35,229.7 35,265.7 423.2 1.2

Illinois

6,457.3 6,460.0 6,447.4 (p)6,445.2 (p)-12.1 (p)-0.2

Indiana

3,415.6 3,428.9 3,430.1 (p)3,429.4 (p)13.8 (p)0.4

Iowa

1,718.7 1,739.3 1,742.1 (p)1,742.6 (p)23.9 (p)1.4

Kansas

1,505.5 1,522.3 1,521.8 (p)1,520.8 (p)15.3 (p)1.0

Michigan

4,840.5 4,918.4 4,940.9 (p)4,966.4 (p)126.0 (p)2.6

Minnesota

3,086.9 3,105.5 3,109.5 (p)3,112.7 (p)25.8 (p)0.8

Missouri

3,061.6 3,120.3 3,125.5 (p)3,129.9 (p)68.3 (p)2.2

Nebraska

1,059.8 1,062.8 1,061.9 (p)1,060.1 (p)0.3 (p)0.0

North Dakota

413.7 419.3 419.2 (p)418.3 (p)4.7 (p)1.1

Ohio

5,737.6 5,817.2 5,817.3 (p)5,820.4 (p)82.8 (p)1.4

South Dakota

475.5 481.9 482.7 (p)483.1 (p)7.5 (p)1.6

Wisconsin

3,076.4 3,113.5 3,124.7 (p)3,133.5 (p)57.0 (p)1.9

West

39,322.1 39,807.4 39,809.8 39,810.4 488.3 1.2

Alaska

355.7 358.2 358.1 (p)357.8 (p)2.1 (p)0.6

Arizona

3,631.5 3,679.8 3,689.0 (p)3,697.3 (p)65.8 (p)1.8

California

19,212.1 19,443.7 19,421.2 (p)19,403.2 (p)191.0 (p)1.0

Colorado

3,190.6 3,249.2 3,252.6 (p)3,255.0 (p)64.4 (p)2.0

Hawaii

680.2 678.7 677.6 (p)676.4 (p)-3.8 (p)-0.6

Idaho

954.1 964.3 965.3 (p)967.1 (p)13.1 (p)1.4

Montana

569.9 576.5 577.2 (p)577.8 (p)7.9 (p)1.4

Nevada

1,569.1 1,582.6 1,586.0 (p)1,592.0 (p)22.9 (p)1.5

New Mexico

941.5 960.7 962.8 (p)964.5 (p)23.0 (p)2.4

Oregon

2,176.3 2,151.4 2,147.3 (p)2,144.8 (p)-31.5 (p)-1.4

Utah

1,749.8 1,801.9 1,809.3 (p)1,813.1 (p)63.4 (p)3.6

Washington

4,001.0 4,067.9 4,069.3 (p)4,067.3 (p)66.3 (p)1.7

Wyoming

293.3 299.0 299.2 (p)299.1 (p)5.7 (p)2.0

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.

 
Unemployed in the Midwest and West, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States

6,021 5,957        

Midwest

1,220.6 1,126.8 1,130.8 1,170.2 -50.4 -4.1

Illinois

289.5 258.0 255.1 (p)266.2 (p)-23.4 (p)-8.1

Indiana

106.8 108.3 112.4 (p)117.4 (p)10.5 (p)9.9

Iowa

50.7 46.3 47.7 (p)50.2 (p)-0.4 (p)-0.9

Kansas

42.3 43.3 41.7 (p)41.8 (p)-0.5 (p)-1.1

Michigan

206.0 176.0 176.9 (p)183.3 (p)-22.7 (p)-11.0

Minnesota

84.2 90.7 93.6 (p)97.0 (p)12.9 (p)15.3

Missouri

74.1 81.5 84.2 (p)88.0 (p)13.8 (p)18.7

Nebraska

27.0 20.5 20.8 (p)21.1 (p)-5.9 (p)-21.8

North Dakota

8.4 8.5 8.3 (p)7.9 (p)-0.5 (p)-6.3

Ohio

232.5 200.2 193.8 (p)195.7 (p)-36.8 (p)-15.8

South Dakota

10.3 8.9 9.0 (p)9.1 (p)-1.2 (p)-12.0

Wisconsin

94.9 76.7 81.1 (p)89.5 (p)-5.4 (p)-5.7

West

1,465.6 1,580.9 1,581.2 1,608.3 142.7 9.7

Alaska

12.9 13.1 13.4 (p)14.1 (p)1.2 (p)9.0

Arizona

144.8 128.1 134.6 (p)141.6 (p)-3.2 (p)-2.2

California

723.6 889.3 884.9 (p)894.7 (p)171.2 (p)23.7

Colorado

83.5 91.7 95.1 (p)99.8 (p)16.3 (p)19.6

Hawaii

24.3 20.3 19.3 (p)19.1 (p)-5.3 (p)-21.6

Idaho

26.5 25.7 27.2 (p)29.0 (p)2.5 (p)9.4

Montana

15.5 13.8 14.2 (p)14.7 (p)-0.9 (p)-5.5

Nevada

84.5 84.7 84.7 (p)85.6 (p)1.1 (p)1.3

New Mexico

31.7 33.8 34.8 (p)35.8 (p)4.2 (p)13.1

Oregon

94.5 75.6 73.7 (p)73.5 (p)-21.0 (p)-22.2

Utah

41.7 42.6 43.8 (p)45.8 (p)4.1 (p)9.8

Washington

170.3 154.4 147.4 (p)146.1 (p)-24.2 (p)-14.2

Wyoming

10.8 9.3 8.9 (p)8.7 (p)-2.1 (p)-19.4

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.

 
Unemployment rates in the Midwest and West, seasonally adjusted (in percent)
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United States

3.7 3.6      

Midwest

3.5 3.2 3.2 3.3 -0.2

Illinois

4.5 4.0 4.0 (p)4.1 (p)-0.4

Indiana

3.1 3.2 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)0.3

Iowa

2.9 2.7 2.7 (p)2.9 (p)0.0

Kansas

2.8 2.8 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)-0.1

Michigan

4.3 3.6 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)-0.6

Minnesota

2.7 2.9 3.0 (p)3.1 (p)0.4

Missouri

2.4 2.6 2.7 (p)2.8 (p)0.4

Nebraska

2.6 1.9 2.0 (p)2.0 (p)-0.6

North Dakota

2.0 2.0 2.0 (p)1.9 (p)-0.1

Ohio

4.1 3.4 3.3 (p)3.4 (p)-0.7

South Dakota

2.2 1.8 1.9 (p)1.9 (p)-0.3

Wisconsin

3.1 2.5 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)-0.2

West

3.7 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.3

Alaska

3.6 3.7 3.8 (p)3.9 (p)0.3

Arizona

4.0 3.5 3.6 (p)3.8 (p)-0.2

California

3.8 4.6 4.6 (p)4.6 (p)0.8

Colorado

2.6 2.8 2.9 (p)3.1 (p)0.5

Hawaii

3.6 3.0 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)-0.8

Idaho

2.8 2.7 2.8 (p)3.0 (p)0.2

Montana

2.7 2.4 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)-0.2

Nevada

5.4 5.4 5.3 (p)5.4 (p)0.0

New Mexico

3.4 3.5 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.3

Oregon

4.3 3.5 3.4 (p)3.4 (p)-0.9

Utah

2.4 2.4 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)0.1

Washington

4.3 3.8 3.6 (p)3.6 (p)-0.7

Wyoming

3.7 3.1 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)-0.8

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.

 
Unemployment rates in Mountain and West North Central states by Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), not seasonally adjusted (in percent)
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Mountain Census Division

Arizona

Flagstaff

4.9 4.8 5.0 (p)4.8 (p)-0.1

Lake Havasu City-Kingman

5.1 4.7 5.1 (p)4.7 (p)-0.4

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale

3.9 3.9 4.2 (p)4.0 (p)0.1

Prescott

3.9 4.2 4.6 (p)3.9 (p)0.0

Sierra Vista-Douglas

5.1 5.1 5.5 (p)5.1 (p)0.0

Tucson

4.3 4.4 4.6 (p)4.4 (p)0.1

Yuma

17.9 14.3 17.0 (p)18.7 (p)0.8

Colorado

Boulder

2.3 3.1 3.3 (p)3.3 (p)1.0

Colorado Springs

3.0 3.5 3.7 (p)3.8 (p)0.8

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood

2.7 3.3 3.5 (p)3.6 (p)0.9

Fort Collins

2.5 3.0 3.1 (p)3.2 (p)0.7

Grand Junction

3.0 3.7 3.8 (p)3.7 (p)0.7

Greeley

3.0 3.5 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.7

Pueblo

4.1 4.5 4.8 (p)4.9 (p)0.8

Idaho

Boise City

2.6 2.9 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.6

Coeur d'Alene

2.8 3.0 3.3 (p)3.6 (p)0.8

Idaho Falls

2.2 2.5 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)0.5

Lewiston ID-WA

3.1 2.6 2.9 (p)3.1 (p)0.0

Logan, UT-ID

2.3 2.4 2.3 (p)2.7 (p)0.4

Pocatello

2.9 2.9 4.1 (p)3.2 (p)0.3

Montana

Billings

2.4 2.7 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)0.1

Great Falls

2.5 2.7 2.5 (p)2.5 (p)0.0

Missoula

2.4 2.6 2.4 (p)2.5 (p)0.1

Nevada

Carson City

4.2 4.8 4.8 (p)4.8 (p)0.6

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise

6.2 6.0 6.1 (p)6.1 (p)-0.1

Reno

3.8 4.5 4.4 (p)4.5 (p)0.7

New Mexico

Albuquerque

3.4 4.2 4.6 (p)4.1 (p)0.7

Farmington

4.1 5.4 5.5 (p)4.8 (p)0.7

Las Cruces

3.8 5.3 5.3 (p)4.5 (p)0.7

Santa Fe

3.3 3.9 4.4 (p)4.0 (p)0.7

Utah

Logan, UT-ID

2.3 2.4 2.3 (p)2.7 (p)0.4

Ogden-Clearfield

2.5 2.6 2.6 (p)2.9 (p)0.4

Provo-Orem

2.4 2.8 2.7 (p)3.0 (p)0.6

Salt Lake City

2.5 2.7 2.7 (p)3.0 (p)0.5

St. George

2.9 3.0 3.0 (p)3.2 (p)0.3

Wyoming

Casper

3.9 3.2 3.1 (p)3.0 (p)-0.9

Cheyenne

3.5 3.0 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)-0.7

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

Ames

2.6 2.5 2.7 (p)2.7 (p)0.1

Cedar Rapids

3.3 3.5 3.6 (p)4.6 (p)1.3

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

3.7 4.4 4.4 (p)4.6 (p)0.9

Des Moines-West Des Moines

2.7 2.8 3.0 (p)3.0 (p)0.3

Dubuque

2.8 2.9 2.9 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

Iowa City

2.6 2.6 2.7 (p)3.2 (p)0.6

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

2.7 2.6 2.5 (p)2.2 (p)-0.5

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

2.8 2.7 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)0.0

Waterloo-Cedar Falls

3.0 3.1 3.2 (p)3.4 (p)0.4

Kansas

Kansas City, MO-KS

3.0 3.1 3.2 (p)3.4 (p)0.4

Lawrence

3.1 3.0 3.3 (p)3.1 (p)0.0

Manhattan

3.3 3.0 3.2 (p)3.0 (p)-0.3

St. Joseph, MO-KS

2.8 3.2 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

Topeka

3.1 3.0 3.0 (p)3.2 (p)0.1

Wichita

3.5 3.3 3.5 (p)3.6 (p)0.1

Minnesota

Duluth, MN-WI

3.4 4.1 3.7 (p)3.6 (p)0.2

Fargo, ND-MN

1.8 2.2 1.9 (p)1.6 (p)-0.2

Grand Forks, ND-MN

2.2 2.7 2.4 (p)2.0 (p)-0.2

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN

2.5 3.1 2.7 (p)3.2 (p)0.7

Mankato-North Mankato

2.2 2.7 2.7 (p)2.6 (p)0.4

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

2.7 3.3 3.2 (p)3.2 (p)0.5

Rochester

2.3 2.8 2.6 (p)2.6 (p)0.3

St. Cloud

2.6 3.6 3.5 (p)3.4 (p)0.8

Missouri

Cape Girardeau, MO-IL

2.8 3.3 3.4 (p)3.3 (p)0.5

Columbia

2.3 2.8 2.8 (p)2.7 (p)0.4

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO

2.5 2.3 2.4 (p)2.4 (p)-0.1

Jefferson City

2.5 2.9 3.0 (p)2.9 (p)0.4

Joplin

2.7 3.4 3.4 (p)3.2 (p)0.5

Kansas City, MO-KS

3.0 3.1 3.2 (p)3.4 (p)0.4

Springfield

2.4 2.9 2.8 (p)2.9 (p)0.5

St. Joseph, MO-KS

2.8 3.2 3.2 (p)3.1 (p)0.3

St. Louis, MO-IL

3.0 3.5 3.6 (p)3.7 (p)0.7

Nebraska

Grand Island

2.3 2.4 2.2 (p)1.8 (p)-0.5

Lincoln

2.3 2.4 2.1 (p)1.8 (p)-0.5

Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

2.7 2.6 2.5 (p)2.2 (p)-0.5

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

2.8 2.7 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)0.0

North Dakota

Bismarck

2.0 2.3 1.8 (p)1.5 (p)-0.5

Fargo, ND-MN

1.8 2.2 1.9 (p)1.6 (p)-0.2

Grand Forks, ND-MN

2.2 2.7 2.4 (p)2.0 (p)-0.2

South Dakota

Rapid City

2.2 2.0 1.6 (p)1.9 (p)-0.3

Sioux City, IA-NE-SD

2.8 2.7 2.8 (p)2.8 (p)0.0

Sioux Falls

1.9 1.7 1.4 (p)1.8 (p)-0.1

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Local Area Unemployment Statistics
The State and regional data above are a product of the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program, a Federal-State cooperative program in which total employment and unemployment are measured for approximately 7,200 areas.

 
Nonfarm wage and salary employment in Mountain and West North Central States, seasonally adjusted (in thousands)
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United States

153,332 156,075 156,311 156,476 3,144 2.1

Mountain Census Division

Arizona

3,106.3 3,157.1 3,156.9 (p)3,163.3 (p)57.0 (p)1.8

Colorado

2,873.3 2,907.0 2,910.4 (p)2,916.0 (p)42.7 (p)1.5

Idaho

832.2 851.0 852.7 (p)854.6 (p)22.4 (p)2.7

Montana

513.5 517.0 516.1 (p)519.5 (p)6.0 (p)1.2

Nevada

1,502.3 1,548.7 1,551.4 (p)1,560.5 (p)58.2 (p)3.9

New Mexico

851.0 871.4 870.2 (p)867.8 (p)16.8 (p)2.0

Utah

1,689.7 1,726.0 1,727.2 (p)1,728.7 (p)39.0 (p)2.3

Wyoming

285.0 292.6 291.5 (p)292.7 (p)7.7 (p)2.7

West North Central Census Division

Iowa

1,572.3 1,590.7 1,585.6 (p)1,588.0 (p)15.7 (p)1.0

Kansas

1,424.6 1,443.7 1,446.7 (p)1,442.6 (p)18.0 (p)1.3

Minnesota

2,945.2 2,983.0 2,982.6 (p)2,987.0 (p)41.8 (p)1.4

Missouri

2,937.0 2,994.3 3,002.4 (p)2,988.7 (p)51.7 (p)1.8

Nebraska

1,028.3 1,045.9 1,045.6 (p)1,042.9 (p)14.6 (p)1.4

North Dakota

429.7 437.1 436.4 (p)436.1 (p)6.4 (p)1.5

South Dakota

454.9 460.5 460.1 (p)461.7 (p)6.8 (p)1.5

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

Source: Current Employment Statistics - National - State and Metropolitan Area
The Current Employment Statistics (CES) Survey is a monthly survey of business establishments which provides estimates of employment, hours, and earnings data by industry for the nation as a whole, all States, and most major metropolitan areas since 1939. The CES survey is a Federal-State cooperative program in which State employment security agencies prepare the data using concepts, definitions, and technical procedures prescribed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.